Central Government Expenditure

Sir C. Osborne
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will give in column form the total annual expenditure of central Government for each year from 1946.

Mr. Diamond
The total annual expenditure of central Government, excluding payments from the National Insurance Funds, etc., in each financial year from 1946–47 was as follows: --------------------
|Financial year    |
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|1946–47           |
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|1947–48           |
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|1948–49           |
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|1949–50           |
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|1950–51           |
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|1951–52           |
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|1952–53           |
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|1953–54           |
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|1954–55           |
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|1955–56           |
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|1956–57           |
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|1957–58           |
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|1958–59           |
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|1959–60           |
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|1960–61           |
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|1961–62           |
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|1962–63           |
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|1963–64           |
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|1964–65           |
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|1965–66           |
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|1966–67 (estimate)|
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Source: Annual Financial Statement.